Alex Murdaugh wants a new trial, accusing the clerk of court of jury tampering

Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill, seen here as prosecutor Creighton Waters makes closing arguments in the Alex Murdaugh trial, is accused of improperly influencing jurors in the high-profile murder case. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool)

Alex Murdaugh wants a new trial over the murders of his wife and younger son, filing court papers that accuse the clerk of court in Colleton County, S.C., of tampering with the jury who found him guilty.

Murdaugh, the disbarred attorney and scion of a once-influential family, was sentenced to life without parole in March for the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh, after jurors found him guilty in the 2021 slayings. He also faces a raft of charges over alleged financial crimes during his years practicing law.